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- Toy Airplane, 1920-1950 - Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this airplane. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- 1920-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Airplane, 1920-1950
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this airplane. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- Toy Bomber, 1948-1950 - Wyandotte Toys began in 1920, and became one of the world's largest producers of toy guns by 1929. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company diversified into other product lines, including toy vehicles, mechanical toys, and military toys.
- 1948-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Bomber, 1948-1950
Wyandotte Toys began in 1920, and became one of the world's largest producers of toy guns by 1929. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company diversified into other product lines, including toy vehicles, mechanical toys, and military toys.
- Hallmark "Nostalgic Childhood Ornaments Series: Wooden Airplane" Christmas Ornament, 1988 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1988
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Nostalgic Childhood Ornaments Series: Wooden Airplane" Christmas Ornament, 1988
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- "Barbie's Friend Ship" Airplane, 1971-1974 - Since the early 1960s, Mattel has offered a variety of appealing play environments for their popular Barbie doll. Among these have been stylish houses, swimming pools, and even camping accessories for "roughing it." This Friend Ship offered Barbie the opportunity to experience life as stewardess aboard this well accessorized airplane.
- 1972-1974
- Collections - Artifact
"Barbie's Friend Ship" Airplane, 1971-1974
Since the early 1960s, Mattel has offered a variety of appealing play environments for their popular Barbie doll. Among these have been stylish houses, swimming pools, and even camping accessories for "roughing it." This Friend Ship offered Barbie the opportunity to experience life as stewardess aboard this well accessorized airplane.
- Toy French Monoplane, 1920-1940 - Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this airplane. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- 1920-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Toy French Monoplane, 1920-1940
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this airplane. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- Toy Aircraft Carrier, 1948-1950 - Wyandotte Toys began in 1920, and became one of the world's largest producers of toy guns by 1929. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company diversified into other product lines, including toy vehicles, mechanical toys, and military toys.
- 1948-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Aircraft Carrier, 1948-1950
Wyandotte Toys began in 1920, and became one of the world's largest producers of toy guns by 1929. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company diversified into other product lines, including toy vehicles, mechanical toys, and military toys.
- Hallmark "Child's Age Collection: My Third Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 2006 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes. Purchasing an ornament like this one would bring back happy family memories of that event year after year.
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Child's Age Collection: My Third Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 2006
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes. Purchasing an ornament like this one would bring back happy family memories of that event year after year.
- Toy Airplane, 1920-1950 - Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this airplane. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- 1920-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Airplane, 1920-1950
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this airplane. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- Toy Airplane, 1920-1950 - Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this airplane. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- 1920-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Airplane, 1920-1950
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this airplane. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- Martha and Elizabeth Firestone in Toy Airplanes, 1928 - Martha and Elizabeth Firestone, daughters of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., posed in their pedal-powered toy airplanes for this photo taken in 1928. The following year, the girls' parents took them to the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, where female pilots completed the Women's Air Derby race from Santa Monica, California.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Martha and Elizabeth Firestone in Toy Airplanes, 1928
Martha and Elizabeth Firestone, daughters of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., posed in their pedal-powered toy airplanes for this photo taken in 1928. The following year, the girls' parents took them to the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, where female pilots completed the Women's Air Derby race from Santa Monica, California.